"We'll meet when I want us to meet."

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Taehyung groans as he tries to stretch his knotted and sore body.

He fell asleep wrapped into a tiny ball and his fear wouldn't let him uncurl until the sun came up. He peeled his arms off from around his own torso and placed his feet on the floor, hissing at the cold feeling.

A sense of dread fills Taehyung's chest and he spins around suddenly to stare at his bedroom's window. He exhales deeply as he sees it's still closed, and locked...

From the inside.

Confusions swirls around Taehyung's brain, how could the window be locked if someone broke in last night?

What it a dream?

No, no it was too real... it had to be real.

Right?

Taehyung groans again, louder this time as he drops his head into his hands defeatedly.

"I'm going fucking crazy..." he mumbles to himself groggily.

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He slips on a beige sweater and black jeans, ripped at the knee. Next he pulls on his tall black, doc martins and dons an elegant beret. Finally he wraps his knee length bright red trench coat around him, completing what he believed to be a very fashionable outfit.

Taehyung smiles at himself in the mirror, happy with how he looked, especially after brushing on some light, peach blush and warm, cocoa eyeshadow. Touching it up with a light lip gloss.

"Dammmnnn boy, who you trying to impress?" He jokes with his reflection, dramatically putting the back of his hand to his forehead.

Tae giggles before grabbing his bag and keys.

He pauses for a second outside of his apartment, sucking in a sharp breathe before locking the door. Double and then triple checking that it was indeed locked.

"Stay locked." He orders the door as if it were a dog, wagging his finger at it.

He chuckles to himself realizing he probably looks crazy, scolding his own door. Turning on his heeled boots he makes for the elevator hearing it ding, signaling that someone was getting off at his floor.

He pulls his bag a bit closer, he trusts the other tenants but he still lives in a bit of a sketchy building.

He adjusts his beret and stops in front of the large, grey elevator doors. Watching closely as they pull apart, revealing a man waiting behind them.

Taehyung pays no mind to this figure, too focused on entering the lift hoping he wouldn't be late for work again.

The man steps out as Tae steps in, brushing shoulders briefly. And as the elevator doors slide closed Tae hears five words that freeze his soul.

"Did you sleep well, Red?"

Taehyung jerks his head up to try and catch a glimpse of the speaker, making eye contact with another crazed pair of onyx eyes.

The red head slams his fist against the "Open Elevator Door" button, but to no avail. Tae merely watches a manic grin spread across the intruders face as the man turns toward Taehyung's apartment.

The doors finally close and Tae continuously punches the '4' on the panel, hoping to reroute the lift to his floor once again. His breath was shaking violently as he tried to keep himself from collapsing.

Realizing that the elevator won't stop until it reaches the lobby he stops his actions for a moment to quickly grab his inhaler from his bag. Placing it in his mouth and puffing twice, his chest finally returns to a somewhat normal speed.

He breathes and enters 911 into his phone, ready to call once he reaches his floor again. He didn't want to call prematurely and be reprimanded on the off chance the police discover no one there.

After what seems like years the elevator stops and allows Tae to select a new floor. He apologizes silently to the tenants possibly waiting for the elevator as he presses the pad of his finger into the 4 again.

The lift tumbled and begins to take him upwards to his apartment.

He breathes steadily, placing a hand on his chest trying to calm his nerves. Best case scenario, Taehyung is insane and no one is there. Worst case scenario the man was indeed his intruder from last night, it wasn't a dream.

Trapped in his thoughts Tae barely notices when the elevator stops and opens the floor to him.

He gasps and looks into the hall, seeing no one there. He takes a firm step out of the lift and heads slowly to his door.

If the door is still locked, that means no one could be in there. You have the only key Tae. If the door is unlocked, call the police. He reasons with his thoughts.

He placed a tentative hand on the door knob and twists his wrist ever so slightly, seemingly moving in slow motion.

His whole body is tense at the knob turns.

Click

Tae feels as if the weight of the entire world has been lifted from his shoulders as he feels the door knob stop in place, turning no further. Signaling the door was indeed locked.

He lets out a breathe he didn't realize he'd been holding, "thank fuck." He breathes out.

He slides his back down the door frame and cups his face in his hands, "You need help Tae. That man was probably just asking if you slept well. You have red hair I mean it makes sense... last night was just a dream... just a dream." He reassures himself, rubbing his hands over his face.

A buzz from his pockets stirs him from his worried thoughts. Reaching for his phone he gasps again as he notes the time, 8:45 am.

"CRAP!" He exclaims, ripping himself off the floor as he bolts to the elevator.

He had work at 9:00.

And it was a 20 minute commute.

Tae hurriedly tries to respond to the many messages from his best friend Jimin, wondering where he was.

Watching the elevator doors close once again from down the hall, Jeongguk watches the red haired beauty disappear from sight.

He chuckles lowly and closes the door to Taehyung apartment again. Relocking it.

Jeongguk wasn't stupid, of course he'd have relocked the door after entering the apartment.

He purposefully places latex gloves over his hands and removes his shoes, as to leave no trace of his presence in the home.

"Let's get to work." The black haired man says matter-of-factly.

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Hi everyone! I wasn't supposed to update either of my books until the 20th. But I felt inspired to write something for this book since I had some time.

I hope you all enjoyed!

I purple you all💜